May/June 2005
ARTICLES:
Where the Wildlife Meet the Road
by Alex Levy
Participants in a 2001 European scan tour are breaking new ground in mitigating the impacts of highways on wildlife.
On the Road to Safer Roads
by Erin Kenley
South Dakota completes a realistic and attainable strategic plan for reducing highway fatalities.
A Look at Transportation Forensics
by Clay Ormsby and Rongtang Liu
Researchers demonstrate uses for a scanning electron microscope in highway-related applications.
Best of the Best
by B. F. Templeton
These transportation teams won
NPHQ awards for innovations, practices, and teamwork that are making a difference in highway quality.
Route 17 — The Four Decade Project
by Sande Snead
After almost 40 years
of project gridlock and many starts and stops,
a road in Virginia's
Great Dismal Swamp is nearing completion.
Protecting New York City's Bridge Assets
by Mo Sharif
The city of New York is preserving its historic
East River Bridges
through a successful collaboration with Federal and State agencies.
Improving Travel Models Through Peer Review
by Michael Culp and Esther J. Lee
These FHWA panels are helping States and metropolitan areas refine their travel demand models to enhance transportation decisionmaking.
Dispelling Highway Construction Myths
by Peter A. Kopac
Examining a few commonly believed half-truths may help materials, structural, and pavements engineers develop sound and effective quality assurance programs.
Resisting Corrosion
by Seung-Kyoung Lee, Paul D. Krauss, and Y. Paul Virmani
Epoxy-coated reinforcing steel bars demonstrate long-term
performance in heavily salt-contaminated concrete.
The End of the Tollbooth?
by Evelio Suarez and Keven Hoeflich
Florida is testing a prototype installation
of open-road tolling technology for future deployment.